'Roadcheck' runs through Thursday Indiana State Police...

June 06, 2006

'Roadcheck' runs through Thursday Indiana State Police will be checking commercial motor vehicles as well as drivers' credentials today through Thursday, police said. Police say the "Roadcheck" effort is to reduce the number of highway crashes. As part of last year's effort, officers conducted 1,322 inspections that placed 221 vehicles out of service for major violations, police said. BOURBONWarsaw man airlifted after Jeep crash A Saturday night crash injured a Warsaw man and his Tippecanoe passenger. Marshall County Sheriff's Department said they received a 911 call concerning a crash at 7th B Road and Gumwood Road at 10:18 p.m. Saturday. When emergency personnel arrived, they found the 1987 Jeep driven by Russel Clark, 22, of Warsaw, had rolled over, ejecting Clark. Passenger Christie Beldon, 17, of Tippecanoe, crawled out the rear window, which was broken during the crash. Police said the Jeep had been traveling west on 7th B Road when Clark failed to negotiate a curve, causing the Jeep to slide sideways off the road into a corn field and roll over twice. Neither Clark nor Beldon were wearing seat belts, officers said. Clark was airlifted to Memorial Hospital. His condition was unknown Monday. MISHAWAKAChildren in crash improving at hospital Two children hospitalized after a serious minivan crash Friday were improving Monday at a local hospital. Lliam Clifton, 9, remained in serious condition while his sister, 8-year-old Sidney, was in fair condition, according to a Memorial Hospital spokeswoman. A third child was treated and released from the hospital after the crash. The accident happened about 5:15 p.m. Friday when the children's Chevrolet minivan, which was turning left on Hickory Road, was struck by a Toyota Camry heading south on Indiana 23, police said. The children's parents and two other siblings reportedly were uninjured. The Camry's driver was also unhurt, but a passenger in the car, Kerri Ebright, 17, of Granger, was taken to Memorial with hip, leg and collarbone injuries. Her name was not in the hospital's computer system Monday, the hospital spokeswoman said. The St. Joseph County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team continues to investigate the accident. SOUTH BENDToddler removed from home after wandering South Bend police on Monday confirmed that Child Protective Services removed a toddler from her home after the child was found wandering alone in the neighborhood. The child reportedly was found Sunday evening by officers near the 900 block of Harrison Avenue. Child Protective Services is still investigating the case, police said, and it is still unclear whether criminal charges will be filed. An officer with the Family Violence Unit said Monday that the case had not yet been forwarded to his department but may be en route.